Hey ya'll, I know that it isn't exactly froggin' season rn, but I was wondering what line I should use for frogs on my pond. The water sometimes has thin weeds but not a whole lot during summer, sometimes no weeds at al. Can I still throw a frog on braid in clear water? or would they not care because it is a reaction bite. (mostly using brown colored frog "cricket" to imitate dying baitfish on top). Also, most of the bass in my pond are around 12 inches to 14 inches, would a 2 1/2 inch frog be too big?

I'd suggest braid at least 40lb. I like the Seaguar smackdown in grey stealth@50lb for clear water. And yes a 12 to 14" bass will certainly eat a 2 1/2 " anything, and bigger..lol

 

BTW, welcome to BR...There are some awesome bass fishermen on here, which = lots of good info..

Frogs get straight braid. Like stated above minimum 40lb. I've had bass barely a pound chomp down on that big king frog Spro makes, so dont worry about the size to much.

Braid, and always braid. Those hooks need some “umph” to get driven home. Even if you’re fishing around sparse cover, the frog is designed to be fished in the thickest crap you can find and still winch em in. Heavy rod, heavy line, and put some back into that hookset. 

Braid, without question. I use 50lb Smackdown.

Definitely braid, you don't want any stretch trying to bury those thick hooks.  At least 40 pound test

Wow, so I think the decision is made that straight braid is the way to go. I do have 40lb. braid on all my reels because I normally do braid to leader connection for everything I fish, thanks for the help guys!

I normally use 30-50lb Stren Braid Low-Vis Green. It works great, can be found at many stores and reasonable pricing. 

Braid. 30lb minimum i like power pro personally

I use 50 lb braid but 40 will work fine if the vegetation isn’t crazy thick. Tie straight to the bait. No leader needed.

I am one of the very few but I use Gamma Copoly 25 lb. I fish in heavy cover & braid does not have the abrasion resistance as this line does. It's breaking strength is 42 lbs & it's less than $40 for 600 yds. I just make sure my hooks are sharpe & go fishing. my hook up ratio is good but my problem is sometime I react to soon on the blow up.

• Higher breaking strength (up to 2x the stated size) 
• Casts longer with accuracy 
• More natural presentations 
• Supple and abrasion resistant 
• Low coil memory

Live Target makes a smaller frog that’s worked well for me in small ponds.  I use 30lb braid with no issues.  On the normal sized Spro frogs I use 50lb power pro braid that is probably 10 years old.

Power Pro braid 40#+

If you ever fish really bad cover, you can go 65#+.  But for average frog conditions that is usually unnecessary.  Lack of stretch and the strength make setting those twin hooks a bit easier.  Ensure the fish has the frog, then a good hookset with no slack.

 

I shy away from the full-size frogs on some lakes/times too.  I use a booyah pad crasher jr for smaller fish, but I've caught my second biggest topwater bass on it too, so there it is.  It's a quality frog, with a pretty good hookup ratio, and not silly expensive.

I find I need a medium rod to load up the lighter frog to cast far.  Casting far can be counter-productive for frog fishing...setting the hook over a long distance can be difficult, but some lakes/conditions you can't escape it.

50-65 lb braid. Always.

On 10/29/2019 at 11:43 PM, the_newguy18787 said:

Hey ya'll, I know that it isn't exactly froggin' season rn, but I was wondering what line I should use for frogs on my pond. The water sometimes has thin weeds but not a whole lot during summer, sometimes no weeds at al. Can I still throw a frog on braid in clear water? or would they not care because it is a reaction bite. (mostly using brown colored frog "cricket" to imitate dying baitfish on top). Also, most of the bass in my pond are around 12 inches to 14 inches, would a 2 1/2 inch frog be too big?

hey man this is exactly froggin season right now. the colder it gets, the better. at least here in east tn. if you think the fish are line shy take a black sharpie and color the last 3-5 feet of your line down to the knot. pond fish are pretty much the same in all of them i go to, wacky rig a red shad senko or yum and go to town

Fiddy lb braid 

And put one of these on your frog and you will never lose another fish and just set the hook when it bites....no delay.

 

https://www.cabelas.com/product/LAKE-FORK-TROPHY-FROG-TAIL-HOOK/1754374.uts?slotId=3